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 Science- Grade 7
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Unit 3: Energy in Motion

Reviewer: Josefina Ll. Pabellon

Coordinator: Merle C. Tan
Authors: Alvie J. Asuncion, Leticia V. Catris, Cerilina M. Maramag,
and Marie Paz E. Morales

Unit 4: Earth and Space

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Unit 3: Energy in Motion

Page

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Module 1. Describing Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Activity 1: Where is it? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Activity 2: My home to school roadmap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Activity 3: Fun walk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Activity 4: Doing detective work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Module 2. Waves Around You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Activity 1: Let’s Make Waves! What happens when waves pass by?. . . . . . . . 18
Activity 2: Anatomy of a Wave: How do you describe waves? . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Activity 3: Mechanical vs. Electromagnetic Waves: How do waves
propagate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Module 3. Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Activity 1: My own sounding box
Activity 2: Properties and characteristics of sound
Activity 3: Big time gig!

Module 4. Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Activity 1: Light sources: Langis kandila or lampara
Activity 2: My spectrum wheel
Activity 3: Colors of light – color of life!
Activity 4: Light up straight!

Module 5. Heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Activity 1: Warm me up, cool me down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Activity 2: Which feels colder? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Activity 3: Move me up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Activity 4: Keep it cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Activity 5: All at once . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Module 6. Electricity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Activity 1: Charged interactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Activity 2: To charge or not to charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Activity 3: Pass the charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Activity 4: When lightning strikes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Activity 5: Let there be light! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

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Unit 4: Earth and Space
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Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Module 1. The Philippine Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Activity 1: Where in the world is the Philippines (Part I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Activity 2: Where in the world is the Philippines (Part II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Activity 3: What are some factors that will affect the amount
of water in the watersheds?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Activity 4: How is soil formed from rocks? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Activity 5: Where are the mineral deposits in the Philippines? . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Activity 6: How do people destroy natural resources? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Activity 7: Are you ready for “Make-a-Difference” Day? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Module 2. Solar Energy and the Atmosphere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Activity 1: What is the basis for dividing Earth’s atmosphere into layers? . . . 100
Activity 2: Does a greenhouse retain or release heat? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Activity 3: What happens when air is heated? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Activity 4: What happens to the air in the surroundings as warm air rises?. . 107
Activity 5: Which warms up faster? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Activity 6: In what direction do winds blow–from high to low pressure
area or vice versa? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Module 3. Seasons and Eclipses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Activity 1: Why do the seasons change? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Activity 2: How does the length of daytime and nighttime affect
the season? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Pre-Activity: Teacher demonstration on formation of shadows . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Activity 3: Are there shadows in space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Activity 4: Does a Bakunawa causes eclipses? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

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